Université libre de Bruxelles

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (French for Free University of Brussels, though rarely translated, the official name of the University is Université libre de Bruxelles) is a French-speaking private research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has about 24,200 students, 32% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.

Name

There are two universities, the French-speaking Université libre de Bruxelles ULB, and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), so the English translation of Free University of Brussel is ambiguous and not used by the ULB or the VUB communities.

History

The history of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is closely linked with that of Belgium itself. When the nine provinces that broke away from the Kingdom of the Netherlands formed the Belgian State in 1830, there were three state universities in the country: Ghent, Liege and Leuven. Even though Brussels had been promoted to the rank of capital, it still had no university.

Université libre de Bruxelles

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (French for Free University of Brussels, though rarely translated, the official name of the University is Université libre de Bruxelles) is a French-speaking private research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has about 24,200 students, 32% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.

Name

There are two universities, the French-speaking Université libre de Bruxelles ULB, and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), so the English translation of Free University of Brussel is ambiguous and not used by the ULB or the VUB communities.

History

The history of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is closely linked with that of Belgium itself. When the nine provinces that broke away from the Kingdom of the Netherlands formed the Belgian State in 1830, there were three state universities in the country: Ghent, Liege and Leuven. Even though Brussels had been promoted to the rank of capital, it still had no university.

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